Types of Brochure Folds
While I do a lot of Website Design, I am also a Print Graphic Designer, and I design a lot of brochures, mailers, logos and other print materials for my clients.
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This brochure types diagram below shows a lot of different types of folds for brochures that I often share with my clients, so I thought I'd also share them here! One of the most common brochure sizes I design are tri-fold brochures that are printed on an 8.5x11 sheet and folded to a 3.66" wide by 8.5" tall brochure that has 6 panels. Half Fold Brochures are also popular, and can be printed on an 8.5x11" sheet and folded down to a 8.5" x 5.5" size, and has four total panels. We can also design mailing panels on brochures so they can be used for direct mail.
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I work with various printers for printing brochures. I often work with a local printer broker, Charlie McKay of Pearl Street Marketing in Denver for my local clients, but for clients outside of Denver I work with online printers. For Catalog Design printing such as for Seed Catalog designs, I really like using a printer based in Montana called printingcenterusa.com.
I've also worked with uprinting.com for printing brochures - see their charts and sizes below for ideas on the standard sizes of brochures.
Screenshots below of the different templates and info they provide:
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